Outbreak in a haematology unit involving an unusual strain of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium carrying both vanA and vanB genes.

Marcadé, G; Micol, J-B; Jacquier, H; Raskine, L; Donay, J-L; Nicolas-Viaud, S; Rouveau, M; Ribaud, P; Dombret, H; Leclercq, R; Cambau, E

Marcadé, G; Micol, J-B; Jacquier, H; Raskine, L; Donay, J-L; Nicolas-Viaud, S; Rouveau, M; Ribaud, P; Dombret, H; Leclercq, R; Cambau, E.

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Marcadé G; APHP, Hôpital Lariboisière, service de Bactériologie, Paris, France.

J Antimicrob Chemother ; 69(2): 500-5, 2014 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24092659

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Bacterial Proteins/genetics; Carbon-Oxygen Ligases/genetics; Enterococcus faecium/genetics; Glycopeptides/pharmacology; Hematologic Diseases/genetics; Vancomycin Resistance/genetics; Disease Outbreaks; Enterococcus faecium/metabolism; France/epidemiology; Glycopeptides/therapeutic use; Hematologic Diseases/drug therapy; Hematologic Diseases/epidemiology; Hospital Units; Humans; Vancomycin Resistance/drug effects

Key words

GeneXpert VRE® assay; contact precautions; febrile neutropenia; nosocomial infections; vancomycin-resistant enterococci

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bacterial Proteins / Glycopeptides / Enterococcus faecium / Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / Vancomycin Resistance / Hematologic Diseases Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: J Antimicrob Chemother Year: 2014 Document type: Article

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